So, the software I search is an IDE in that you can build the code like an scratch code. And by the way I don’t know if that what I’ve seen once in a video was an IDE or an Simulator. But it was what with Arduino coding but easier.
Anyone knows what Software I mean?
No, the IDE has no effect on the 'simplicity' of the code. I have 2 IDE's I use regularly and ca close a sketch in one and open the same sketch in the other with no differences.
It sounds like you may not be a programmer and what you have seen is some sort of simulator that pretends to code. All code is easy for those of us with 50,000+ hours of experience.
Are you thinking of Python maybe? C and C++ are the same regardless of the IDE.
I suspect that he/she is thinking of some kind of visual block programming system
Could be, with so little info it's a guessing game. They expect miracles.
Not too much of a guess based on the mention of
You may be thinking of Edukits Code Kit.
The free version does not allow you to upload the code to a board but does generate a full sketch from the block program, which you would need to copy and paste into the Arduino IDE.
Unless you are working with young children, I recommend avoiding block programming languages. With a fairly complex program, they are very difficult to debug.
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Hi @msc615_2. There are several such tools. Maybe you will spot the one you are thinking of in this nice article from SparkFun:
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/alternative-arduino-interfaces/all
Are you thinking of Node Red?
I think it was that one, by the way i questioned this cause i seen a such thing in a video that was over an arduino project.
Do you mean a VisualProgramming?
There are many block programming IDE for Arduino - ArduBlock, NodeRED, FLProg ... etc
However, I agree with @MrY when he not recommends wasting time on them.
Can you really use NodeRED as the IDE for an Arduino ?
It all depends on your definition of IDE. NodeRED will allow you to interact with an Arduino via StandardFiramta.
Again, I don't recommend using a block language for doing anything really meaningful.
I have written Scatch extensions to control microprocessors, but it is intended as an introduction into physical computing for younger students.
I only would choose this to try to create the menu for my project, cause thats a damn hard thing for me to do! and by the way, forgotten to mark the solution.
https://maker.makecode.com/, perhaps?
I find it best to first create a block diagram, or state machine that shows what the structure of the menu should be, and then use that to code the menu.
This is an example. Basically I have an OLED display controlled from a rotary encoder. There are two things you can do with the encoder, rotate it or press it. Actions you can do are shown in the ellipse. For example the first line you just increment or decrement the track number depending on the direction of the rotation and then return to the same point. To get to the next point you press the encoder to move onto the next point.
This is what the diagram looks like.
The default entry point is 4 which shows the screen title, and the rotate moves onto the next screen. So a simple rotation has the effect of scrolling through the various control pages.
You can build a similar diagram with any number of push button presses, where each button press does something different on the menu.
I know that the issue has already been solved but I cannot pass up the opportunity to recommend Arduino en la Escuela (https://aele.dc.uba.ar). Despite being a visual programming environment, it is as powerful as any textual programming tool (and a lot more than any other visual). It is quite similar to the one you marked as the solution but it is 100% free and has many more features.
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